Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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- You were either Black or white. To claim whiteness as a mixed child was to deny and hide Blackness. Our families understood that the world we were growing into would seek to denigrate this part of us and we would need a community that was made up, always and already, of all shades of Blackness.
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Oregon’s Portland Community College to mark ‘Whiteness History Month’ NBC News 2016-01-21 Shamar Walters and Cassandra Vinograd First comes Black History Month and then … Whiteness History Month? A community college in Oregon has set aside April to look at “whiteness” — but not to celebrate what it’s described as a social construct which leads…
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Moving to Venezuela, a Land in Turmoil The New York Times 2016-01-21 Nicholas Casey, a New York Times correspondent, is sharing moments from his first 30 days living in Caracas, a city in the midst of great tumult and change. Follow Nick on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Q&A: Race and Racism in Venezuela Q. I’d…
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Oklahoma cop gets life for sex crimes against the poor USA Today 2016-01-21 Melanie Eversley, Breaking News Reporter Former officer Daniel Holtzclaw was sentenced to 263 years in prison after he was convicted in December of 18 counts, including first-degree rape. A former Oklahoma City police officer was sentenced Thursday to spend the rest of…
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Viewing Los Angeles Through a Creole Lens The New York Times 2016-01-21 Farai Chideya The pulse of the train on the tracks sets a rhythm as its passenger cars seem to skim over Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. These six miles of nothing but sky above and water below are the gateway into the city…
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Jewish Uses and Abuses of Martin Luther King’s Memory Forward 2016-01-18 Jared Jackson, Founder/Executive Director Jews in ALL Hues Four years ago, I made a promise to myself: I would not accept any more invitations to speak to the Jewish community on Martin Luther King weekend. Since then, I have dutifully kept that promise. But…
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Naomi Zack is one of just six people scheduled to receive a University of Oregon award on Wednesday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. But the philosophy professor expressed mixed feelings about what the award means at a university where so few of her colleagues are minorities.
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Misty Copeland, Brooklyn Mack coming to Columbia The State Columbia, South Carolina 2016-01-19 Erin Shaw Misty Copeland The principal ballerina and former Columbia dancer to speak at ballet fundraiser Misty Copeland, one of the most famous ballerinas in the country, will appear in Columbia with professional ballet dancer and South Carolina native Brooklyn Mack for…
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Playwright Adrienne Dawes imagines an dystopian future — with humor Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas 2016-01-16 Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Arts Critic Adrienne Dawes (Laura Skelding) Adrienne Dawes donned denim recently when she stopped by Salvage Vanguard Theater for a rehearsal of her latest play to debut at the indie East Austin venue. “Denim Doves” opens…
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The Audacity to be Black The Chicago Maroon: The independent student newspaper of The University of Chicago since 1892. 2016-01-18 Vincente Perez The word African American masks the political strife and oppression that comes with the word Black. “Black is hurt. Black is pain. Black is strong. Black is Love Worked hard and long Black…